Ministry of Earth Sciences
The Southwest Monsoon has advanced further
Conditions are becoming favourable for further advance of Southwest Monsoon
According to the National Weather Forecasting Centre/Regional Meteorology Centre, New Delhi of the India Meteorological Department:
♦ Today, the Southwest Monsoon has advanced into some more parts of central Arabian Sea, entire Goa, some parts of Konkan, Madhya Maharashtra & Marathwada, remaining parts of Karnataka, entire Rayalaseema & Coastal Andhra Pradesh, most parts of Telangana, some parts of south Chhattisgarh and south Odisha, some more parts of westcentral & north Bay of Bengal, remaining parts of Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura, most parts of Arunachal Pradesh and some more parts of Assam & Meghalaya.
♦ The Northern Limit of Monsoon  passes through Lat.18°N/Long.60°E, Lat.18°N/Long.70°E, Harnai, Solapur, Ramagundam, Jagdalpur, Gopalpur, Lat.21°N/Long.89°E, Agartala, Chaparmukh, Tezpur and Lat.28°N/Long.92°E.
♦ Conditions are becoming favourable for further advance of Southwest Monsoon into some more parts of Central Arabian Sea and Maharashtra ; remaining parts of Telangana, westcentral and North Bay of Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh & Assam & Meghalaya, entire Sikkim, some more parts of Odisha and some parts of west Bengal
during next 48 hours.
♦ The low pressure area over westcentral & adjoining north west Bay of Bengal off north Andhra Pradeshsouth Odisha coasts with associated cyclonic circulation extending upto 7.6 km above mean sea level, tilting southwestwards with height persists. It is likely to move westnorthwestwards.
♦ The cyclonic circulation over south Gujarat region & neighbourhood between 0.9 km & 3.1 km above mean sea level persists.
♦ The cyclonic circulation over south Chhattisgarh & neighbourhood at 1.5 km above mean sea level persists.
♦ The Western Disturbance as a cyclonic circulation over north Rajasthan & neighbourhood between 0.9 km & 2.1 km above mean sea level persists.
♦ The trough from the above cyclonic circulation over north Rajasthan to the cyclonic circulation associated with the low pressure area across north Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Odisha at 0.9 km above mean sea level persists.
Weather Warning:
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♦ Thunderstorm accompanied with lightning & gusty wind  very likely at isolated places over Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit- Baltistan, Muzaffarabad; with lightning at isolated places over Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh & Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Coastal Karnataka, Coastal Andhra Pradesh & Yanam, Konkan & Goa, Marathwada, Madhya Maharashtra, West Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal & Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam & Meghalaya and Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura.
♦ Heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places with extremely heavy falls at isolated places very likely over Konkan & Goa, Coatsal Karnataka and Telangana; heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places over Vidarbha; at isolated places over Assam &Meghalaya, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Coastal Andhra Pradesh & Yanam, Interior Karnataka, Kerala & Mahe, Madhya Maharashtra and Marathwada and heavy rainfall at isolated places over Gujarat state, Rayalaseema, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura.
♦ Strong Wind  very likely over Southwest & adjoining Westcentral Arabian Sea, along & off GoaKarnataka Coasts. Strong wind  over Eastcentral Arabian sea. Fishermen are advised not to venture into seav over these areas.
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♦ Thunderstorm accompanied with lightning & gusty wind  very likely at isolated places over Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit- Baltistan, Muzaffarabad; with lightning at isolated places over Coastal Andhra Pradesh & Yanam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Gangetic West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam & Meghalaya and Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura. ♦ Heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places with extremely heavy falls at isolated places very likely over Konkan & Goa and Vidarbha; Heavy to very heavy rainfall likely at isolated places over Coastal Karnataka and Madhya Maharashtra and heavy rainfall at isolated places over Uttarakhand, Kerala & Mahe, Telangana, Marathwada, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat state, Interior Karnataka, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim, Odisha, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam & Meghalaya and Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura.
♦ Heat wave conditions likely at isolated places over West Rajasthan.
♦ Strong Wind  very likely over Southwest & adjoining Westcentral Arabian Sea, along & off Maharshtra-Karnataka Coasts. Strong wind  over Eastcentral Arabian sea. Fishermen are advised not to venture into sea over these areas.
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♦ Thunderstorm accompanied with lightning likely at isolated places over Coastal Andhra Pradesh & Yanam, Gangetic West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam & Meghalaya and Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura.
♦ Heavy to very heavy rainfall likely at a few places over Konkan & Goa; at isolated places over Gujarat state and Madhya Maharashtra and heavy rainfall at isolated places over Uttarakhand, Coastal Karnataka, Kerala & Mahe, Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Arunachal Pradesh, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim, Assam & Meghalaya and Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura.
♦ Heat wave conditions likely at isolated places over West Rajasthan.
♦ Strong Wind  likely over Southwest & adjoining Westcentral Arabian Sea, along & off MaharshtraKarnataka Coasts. Strong wind  over Eastcentral Arabian sea. Fishermen are advised not to venture into sea over these areas.
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♦ Thunderstorm accompanied with lightning at isolated places likely over Coastal Andhra Pradesh & Yanam, West Bengal & Sikkim, Jharkhand, Bihar, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam & Meghalaya and Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura.
♦ Heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places likely over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim, Konkan & Goa, Gujarat state and heavy rainfall at isolated places over Coastal Karnataka, Kerala & Mahe, Madhya Pradesh, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Madhya Maharashtra, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam & Meghalaya and Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura.
♦ Heat wave conditions likely at isolated places over West Rajasthan.
♦ Strong Wind  likely over Southwest & adjoining Westcentral Arabian Sea, along & off MaharshtraKarnataka Coasts. Strong wind  over Eastcentral Arabian sea. Fishermen are advised not to venture into sea over these areas.
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